Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Nun Sulci on Ganymede

Nun Sulci

Feature Name	Nun Sulci
Clean Name	Nun Sulci
Feature ID	4356
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	62.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	30.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	302.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	340.00 °
Diameter	1500.00 km
Center Latitude	49.50 °
Center Longitude	316.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((57.5 62.6999999999809, 20 62.6999999999809, 20 30.50000000004314, 57.5 30.50000000004314, 57.5 62.6999999999809)))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Egypt
Quad	-
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Egyptian; chaos; primordial ocean; held germ of all things.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM